4th Air Support Operations Group

4th Air Support Operations Group
Members of the group's 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron call in a fire mission during exercise Combined Resolve VII at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany in 2016
Active	1942–1947 1984–1994 1996–present [1]
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Combat support
Role	Air support operations
Part of	United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Third Air Force 435th Air Ground Operations Wing
Garrison/HQ	Vogelweh, Germany
Engagements	World War II – American Theater World War II – EAME Theater Normandy campaign Northern France campaign Rhineland campaign Ardennes–Alsace campaign Central Europe campaign Iraq War Iraqi National Resolution
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (x7)
Insignia
4th Air Support Operations Group emblem [a] [1]

The 4th Air Support Operations Group is an active unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing. It is stationed at the Lucius D. Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany. The group's members mainly support United States Army Europe and Africa units by providing Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) airmen to army units, as well as providing weather support in Europe and Africa. Airmen from the 4th ASOG also serve as trainers at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Assigned units

• 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron (2 ASOS) (Vilseck, Germany)

Lineage

4th Tactical Air Communications Squadron

• Constituted as the 4th Communications Squadron, Air Support on 15 May 1942

Activated on 5 June 1942

Redesignated 4th Air Support Communication Squadron on 11 January 1943

Redesignated 4th Air Support Control Squadron on 20 August 1943

Redesignated 4th Tactical Air Communications Squadron on 1 April 1944

Inactivated on 5 June 1947

Disbanded on 8 October 1948

Reconstituted and consolidated with the 601st Air Support Operations Group as the 601st Air Support Operations Group on 8 February 1988

4th Air Support Operations Group

• Established as the 601st Air Support Operations Center Group on 8 March 1984

Activated on 15 March 1984

Redesignated 601st Air Support Operations Group on 1 May 1985

Consolidated with the 4th Tactical Air Communications Squadron on 8 February 1988

Redesignated 4th Air Support Operations Group on 1 March 1988

Inactivated on 1 July 1994

Activated on 1 August 1996 ^[1]

Assignments

• IV Ground Air (later, IV Air) Support Command, 5 June 1942
• Desert Training Center, 21 January 1943
• Fourth Air Force, 7 September 1943
• Ninth Air Force, 16 November 1943
• IX Fighter Command, 19 November 1943
• IX Air Support Command, 12 December 1943
• XIX Air Support (later, XIX Tactical Air) Command, 4 March 1944
• XII Tactical Air Command, 4 July 1945 – 5 June 1947
• 601st Tactical Control Wing, 15 March 1984
• 65th Air Division, 1 June 1985 (attached to Seventeenth Air Force for operational control, 31 October 1985 – 14 March 1986)
• Seventeenth Air Force, 15 March 1986 – 1 July 1994
• Third Air Force, 1 August 1996
• Sixteenth Air Force, 1 November 2005
• Third Air Force, 1 December 2006
• 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, 16 July 2009 – present ^[1]

Stations

• Hamilton Field, California, 5 June 1942
• Camp Young, California, 4 November 1942
• Thermal AAB, California, 12 February 1943
• Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 29 October 1943 – 5 November 1943
• Scotland, 16 November 1943
• Aldermaston Court, England, 3 December 1943
• Criqueville, France, 10 July 1944
• Nehou, France, circa 13 July 1944
• St Germain, France, 17 August 1944
• Autainville, France, 31 August 1944
• Chalons-sur-Marne, France, circa 14 September 1944
• Étain, France, 23 September 1944
• Nancy, France, 5 October 1944
• Rollingergrund, Luxembourg, 7 January 1945
• Idar Oberstein, Germany, 27 March 1945
• Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany, 3 April 1945
• Hersfeld, Germany, 11 April 1945
• Erlangen, Germany, 23 April 1945
• Bad Kissingen, Germany 1 November 1945
• Bad Neustadt, Germany, 29 August 1946 – 5 June 1947
• Frankfurt, Germany, 15 March 1984 – 1 July 1994
• Heidelberg, Germany, 1 August 1996
• Wiesbaden, Germany 31 March 2013 – 1 July 2024
• Kaiserslautern, Germany 1 July 2024 - Present ^[1]

References

Notes

Explanatory notes

1. Approved 6 May 1985.

Citations

1. Dollman, David (5 August 2016). "4 Air Support Operations Group (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency . Retrieved 5 July 2022.
2. "4th Air Support Operations Group" (PDF). ramstein.af.mil. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
3. Boyer, Devin (5 October 2020). "4 ASOG, 435 CRG conduct airborne insertion training". DVIDS. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
4. Rumbaugh, Devin (21 March 2018). "4th ASOG supports Dynamic Front 18". DVIDS. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

Bibliography

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency